It works flawlessly for me. A lot of the major apps were updated yesterday, so there's a good chance what you want will work.
You would have to be a freaking idiot to brick it. Most people who say its bricked ran into a problem and instead of restoring or using DFU they come on here and state there phone is bricked. Then when explained how to use DFU, most people say it works.
reading: # the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading"